EMILY (ARCURI) BARGE
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The Face Before Her
May 2018

The Face Before Her

She presses her nose against the dirty glass
smudged with grease from the faces before her
She waits to see a flash of familiar skin
eyes that feel like home
screaming at her from the other side
as loud as the beeps from the metal detector
The tired phone wire connects them
heavy and lifeless
sick from all the pain exchanged through its veins
“When can you come home?”
she asks
every time
even though the glass whispers the answer
She rubs her finger against it
with a gentle thank you
and tells it she’ll see it again
next week

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